Title
Dept/ Agency: Law
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Professional Services Contract
Purpose: Legal Services - Litigation Defense Counsel
Entity Name: Michael A. Armstrong & Associates, LLC
Entity Address: 292 Lafayette Street, Newark, New Jersey 07105
Contract Amount: An amount not to exceed $75,000.00
Funding Source: 2016 City of Newark Budget, Law Department
Contract Period: January 1, 2016 through December 31, 2016
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor (X) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS
(X) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP (X) RFQ
( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a
Additional Information:
Invitation: Corporation Counsel, December 15, 2015
Deferred 7R7-t 121615
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WHEREAS, the City of Newark is involved in ongoing legal matters and therefore has a need to acquire legal services; and
WHEREAS, legal services are professional services, exempt from the requirement for public bidding, pursuant to the Local Public Contracts Law, N.J.S.A. 40A:11-5(1)(a)(i); and
WHEREAS, the Corporation Counsel of the City of Newark caused to be published on the City of Newark's website, a Notice of Request for Qualifications for Litigation Defense Counsel ("RFQ") on or about October 27, 2015; and
WHEREAS, the City of Newark received a total of eighteen (18) proposals in response to the RFQ; and
WHEREAS, Michael A. Armstrong & Associates, LLC, 292 Lafayette Street, Newark, New Jersey 07105, submitted a proposal in response to the request and it was found, based upon price and other factors, to be in the best interest of the City of Newark to accept the proposal for the purpose of providing legal services concerning Litigation Defense Matters; and
WHEREAS, the City of Newark wishes to enter into a new contract with Michael A. Armstrong...
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